295430 miles on prius

Great!
You should probably not push your luck. Replace the 12 volt battery beside the cargo area..

 

welcome and congrats! keep it going!

 

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Welcome - it's a great car!

 

Did you go to a local mechanic to get your transmission fluid flash ???

 

His terminology is a little misleading, but his mileage is IMPRESSIVE. There is no flushing of a Prius "transmission" mostly because it doesn't have what you'd think of as a transmission. You just drain and refill. Easy to do at home with fairly basic tools and skills. This guy makes it really boring, but he does clearly show what's going on in there. It's totally amazing!!

 

well yes, it's only 10 years old. They tend to fail after 12 years.
you know the ODO will be stuck at 300,000 miles, right?

 

Impressive! How's your mileage (mpg) holding up?

 

No it won't get stuck. That's only the 2004 and 2005.

 

I love stories like this. I hope to read about you breaking 400k miles.

 

With as many incidents as your car is involved in, it's going to be like the Prius of Theseus soon.

 

WOW! I have much respect for the people who designed and assembled that little 4 cyl engine.
Peace

 

2011 Toyota Prius Gen III in Pearl White

1) Did you replace the HV battery pack? Yes at 225k with a salvage yard unit with less than 100k. The old one still had life in it but it was starting to worry me with what I believe had a cell or two that causing some irregular charging - $500 dollars for a unit with less than half the mileage and sold the old one for $150.00... cheap insurance...
2) Did you replace the hybrid transaxle fluid? No
3) Did you replace the brake pads? yes 1x at 175k (pads n rotors) feels like might be due for a 2x soon..
4) Your lifetime MPG (if available)? average is 42 mpg. but it gets driven like it's stolen! occasionally it'll do better but no complaining..
5) How often do you change your oil? What brand / product did you use? 5-7k done at Toyota up until recent, do myself now and use valvoline 0w-20 for regular changes and cheapest 0w-20 synthetic i can find to add a little every couple thousand..
6) How about post a picture of 300,000 miles on ODO? only sitting at 270k so not there yet..
7) Are you the original owner? Yes
8) How many miles under your ownership? every single one!
9) Feel free to add anything else you wish to share.
rear wheel bearings replaced at 200k
tires every 50k
one set of brakes and rotors
replaced the inverter when I did the hybrid battery at 225k from a salvage yard unit w/50k on it for $250.00
New spark plugs at 240k
This car is a beast. It is on it's fourth front end. Hit 2 deer, 1 minor accident from being rear-ended caused some damage to the front and rear end, semi tire blew out on the interstate with no place to go in a middle lane in front of us and the tire shrapnel took out the front bumper the 3rd time.
Has been on the Toyota regular service plan since day 1. just recently i started my doing my own oil changes.
Have had to re-bolt the heat shields above the muffler 2 different times as they rattled n wore themselves loose..
Small amount of rust under the inside bottom driver side door. I sand it down every couple of years and put some primer and paint and it looks fine.
My son plays travel hockey and we drive thousands of long hard miles every year.. It would be nice to be in a bit nicer vehicle on those trips but honestly the Prius makes the travel expense so reasonable I can't imagine doing those drives in anything else....
Hands down the best vehicle I've ever owned....

 

I would do that.

Never cleaned the EGR components or intake manifold?

Brake fluid change?